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* Siemens Gamesa quarterly sales and profit hit by lower prices

* Sabadell shares down 5 percent (Adds new details, TSB CEO quote)

* Germany says KfW's ownership planned to be only temporary (Adds statement from German government)

* Benchmark closes at 6,300 level for first time since Jan 2008

Grab said on Friday it disagreed with the Singaporean anti-monopoly watchdog's assessment that its takeover of Uber's operations had harmed competition and called the commission's suggested measure of removing exclusivity arrangements with drivers as "one-sided".

Allied Irish Banks (AIB) reported steady first-half profits, lower bad loans and higher lending and capital on Friday as it continues to recover a decade after the country's banking crash.

German state bank KfW has agreed to take a 20 percent stake in high-voltage energy network operator 50Hertz, fending off an offer from China's State Grid.

The proportion of voters who favour a referendum on the final terms of any Brexit deal has overtaken those who do not for the first time, according to a YouGov poll for The Times.

Most Southeast Asian stock markets declined on Friday as simmering U.S.-China trade tensions kept investor risk appetite low, while Indonesia extended gains on robust corporate earnings. The United State and Europe have agreed to work towards lowering trade barriers, but talks between Washington and Beijing are on...

* Shares at their lowest since 2003 (Adds analyst comment, updates shares)